The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 22, 2180
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
8:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3187
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 0.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.10° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.45° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.